With five laps left in the in the UNOH 225 at the Kentucky Speedway on Thursday night, Ben Kennedy made a crucial error as he attempted to advance in between Turns 1 and 2 only to make contact with David Gilliland and John Wes Townley.

His truck went crashing into the outside wall. He walked away from the wreck and was released from the infield medical facility later that night.

The rear of his truck tore up two poles of security fencing, and NASCAR official Kerry Tharp said that the repair would've taken up to two hours to complete. This forced the race to end prematurely and the No. 88 car of Matt Crafton to be declared the winner.

Kennedy was visible shaken up as he left the medical center at 9:52 p.m.

"Thank the good Lord for keeping me safe and everything NASCAR does to keep these trucks safe," Kennedy said. "Had this been years ago I don't think I wouldn've gotten out of my truck on my own power like that."

The crash was similar to that of Austin Dillion's, who wrecked during the Coke Zero 400 last weekend in Daytona. NASCAR chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell spoke on the procedure of fence replacement in a teleconference on Tuesday.

"…I can tell you that we have fence repair personnel at every race just as we have SAFER barrier and foam backup," O'Donnell said. "Each incident is different, so it's tough to tell about going down and reenacting and saying, 'Hey, we've got to have this repaired in the next X amount of time.'"

The conditions for Thursday's race were shaky even before the race started. Due to rain throughout Thursday afternoon, none of the drivers were able to practice with their trucks prior to the race. Thursday was also the first Kentucky Speedway truck race for 17 of the 31 competing racers.

The caution flag was out for 30 of the 145 official laps. Kennedy, Spencer Gallagher and Caleb Holeman were all involved in accidents.

While the race was frightening for some, it was a happy evening for Crafton, who now has four victories in the 2015 Camping World Truck Series and holds the top spot in the series standings with 417 points.

Crafton sealed the victory in the final official lap thanks to a push from Ryan Blaney at the restart of the race's sixth caution to move past Erik Jones.

"I have to thank Ryan Blaney without a doubt," Crafton said. "He's my new best friend this week."